jet fuel

US Navy uses Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet fuel for supersonic flight

January 6, 2015 charles.dillon2

The US Navy is testing a 50/50 alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel produced by Gevo Inc. for use with their F/A-18 “Hornet” jets. They recently announced their first successful supersonic flight using Gevo’s ATJ fuel derived from isobutanol.

You can read Gevo’s press release here.

Gevo is an affiliated member of NARA. For NARA, they are adapting their ATJ technology to use the simple sugars contained in forest residuals as a feedstock for …more

Red Rocks Biofuels to supply Southwest Airlines with jet fuel made from forest residuals

October 1, 2014 charles.dillon2

Photo curtesy of Southwest Airlines. Photo credit Stephen M. Keller — Photo courtesy of Southwest Airlines. Photo credit Stephen M. Keller

Southwest Airlines posted a news release announcing their intent to purchase approximately 3000 gallons of jet fuel per year from Red Rocks Biofuels starting in 2016…more

Cosmo Specialty Fibers and CLH (Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos) join the NARA alliance

October 8, 2013 charles.dillon2

NARA is an alliance of universities, business and government laboratories. As the project matures, new opportunities and challenges are presented that warrant new expertise which can be provided by outside organizations. Bringing organizations into the NARA alliance requires approval from existing members and compliance with NARA’s non-disclosure, conflict of interest and intellectual property policies. In addition, each new member is assigned a specific scope of work within the NARA leadership team.

NARA welcomes the recent addition of two new business …more